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Romanians stabbed journalist in London at behest of Iran, UK court told

LONDON, May 18 - A team of Romanian men, acting as proxies for the Iranian government, carried out a knife attack on a journalist working for a Persian-language media organisation in London, prosecutors told a British court on Monday.

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Romanians stabbed journalist in London at behest of Iran, UK court toldLONDON, May 18 - A team of Romanian men, acting as proxies for the Iranian government, carried out a knife attack on a journalist working for a Persian-language media organisation in London, prosecutors told a British court on Monday.
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